I discovered pretty quickly that when you move to Las Vegas and say, “come visit me sometime”, people actually take you up on it fairly frequently. This is a destination place, sort of like living in Disney World but here you really do live in the midst of it all. And so they come and [...]

Thought I’d shift gears a bit and write about a wonderful Sunday last month.  Delight’s Hot Springs in Tecopa, CA is about 90 minutes from Vegas.  Well, maybe closer to 2 hours but well worth the trip.  It’s a funky little town with natural hot springs running under it.  Delight’s Hot Springs Resort was built in the 1930′s [...]

Ciao Ciao Apizza Angelato - (4460 South Durango Drive, Las Vegas, NV) Here’s a find for all of you looking for great pizza, pasta, salad, etc.  Casual atmosphere, very reasonable prices, great service and wonderful food.  Let me start with the salads, a dinner salad is almost enough for a meal, fresh, inviting, and just the [...]

Feeling nostalgic for a New York style breakfast joint? The Bagel Cafe at 301 N. Buffalo will be as close as you can get here in Las Vegas. The moment you enter, the sounds, sights and smells are so reminiscent of breakfasts past, your senses are transported to another time and place. True, you need [...]

Hugo’s Cellar – Four Queens, Downtown Las Vegas If you have never been or haven’t been for awhile, plan an evening at this wonderful, old Vegas style restaurant.  I returned after several months to find the same excellent service, an air of elegance and fabulous stuffed prawns – my favorite although I suppose I should [...]